Catamenial sack.



F. A. 'FROMMANN GATAMBNIAL SACK.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1907.

Patented June 8, 1909.

'FRANKLIN A. FROMMANN, 0F DALLAS, TEXAS.

CATAMENIAL sAcx.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June s, v1909.

. vapplicati@aan sep'tember 1,1, 1901. serial No. 392,297.

T o all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, llfRANKLIN A. FROM- MANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Catamenial Sacks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to catamenial sacks or shields, and the object is to provide. such a device which will be cleanly and sanitary in effect, which ispliable and easily and comfortably conformable to the form of the wearer, which carries an absorbent in such manner that the absorbent may be easily removed and cleansed without removing the sack, which has no creases or corners in which unsanitary matter or microbes may accumulate, which is made of a single piece of material, which will (preserve the natural warmth of the body an thusprevent colds which cause the disease of leucorrhea, which is comfortable to the wearer, and which will not be displaced in any position which the blody ofthe wearer may assume.

Other objects and advantages Will be fully explained in the following description. and the invention lwill be more particularly pointedout in the claim.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part'of this application and specification.

i Figure 1 is a erspective View of the imig. 2 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a cross-section.` vFig. 4 is a plan View. Fig. 5 illustrates theuse' of the sack on a wearer. Y

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the sevmade of a material that eral views.

The improved sack or pouch shouldbe will be perfectly smooth and soft and pliable and for this reason it is advisable to use para rubber which hasa velvety finish and will not chafe or abradethe cuticle. Another object in making the sack must be to make `a device dura.- ble and at the same timeclear of creases or vcorners which mayaccumulate de osits. In order to `make such device the sac is molded in a single piece andmoldedfin such manner that the .entire rim or edge must be reinforced by making the rim thicker than the body portion but not abrupt enough to cause a protuberance which would irritate. The

rim A is made oval andy tapers gradually4 to the body portion B.- The body portion B is formed Withthe curvature of an arc of a circle andthe rim or upper edge is formed with the curvature .of an arc of a larger circle. In cross-section through the central portion of the sack, the shape of the sack approximates the shape of a lyre` wh shown in Fig. 3.- 'lhe sack is relatively long and 'deep enough to hold or retain an absorbent vsponge-and narrowenough to make the device comfortable to the wearer. The

voval cavity terminates close to the tabs C .which arerplerforated to receive an attaching e tabs C are of the same thickdevice. ness as, the oval edges A. .The particular shape of the device makes the sack t the perIneum snugly and atl the same time incloses an. absorbent sponge. `When the sack' is adjusted on the wearer a pull on the tabs will press the edges A a amst the person throughout the entire lengtttli of the edges and thus form an inclosure between the sack and the person and when adjusted, the sack will remain in position whether the person sits, or stands, or crosses the limbs, or lies down. The sack will thus prevent the escape of any catamenia in .any position.

By reason of the perfect inclosure, a moistened piece of sponge placed therein will absorb the dry heat of the body and the natural warmth of the body will be retained and the part of the body covered by the sack will retain a sufficient-moisture to prevent the formation of dry accretions. By reason of the ilexibility and elasticity of the sack, the absorbent sponge may be removed and cleansed and replaced as often as necessary -without removing the catamenial sack from the body of the wearer. The thickened orv reinforced edges serve to retain an absorbent sponge and by reason of the oval form of the edges the sack will be comfortable to the wearer.

en in use, as-

D indicates -an absorbent sponge within l the cavity. Y

E indicates a strap for enga ing the tabs C and which may be supporte by a belt F. Thus the su portin devices do not come in Contact wit the a sorbent sponge or near enough to interfere Thus th the sack or pouch inside or outside 'in which with wearing of the sack. ere are no creases or corners about' unsanitary matter lor microbes may accumulate. 1

The sack is longitudinally and generally oval in crosspreferably crescent -shaped section with the sides concaved as shown. surface being smooth and unbroken and The edges are so formed that there is no without creases and without projections and abrupt rim to irritate the wearer. the surface of said cavity being smooth and 15 Having fully described my invention, what unbroken and without creases and without 5 I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters projections.

Patent, is,- In testimony whereof, I set my hand in the A catamenial sack composed of a single presence of two witnesses, this 31st day of piece of pliable and flexible material crescent August, 1907.

shaped longitudinally and having a relatively FRANKLIN A. FROMM'ANN. 10 .deep cavity in the concave face thereof and Witnesses:

terminating with integral tabs and rein- O. JENNEATTE,

forced edges about said cavity, the exterior J. `W. STITT. 

